"get onto" meaning in English

See get onto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gets onto [present, singular, third-person], getting onto [participle, present], got onto [past], got onto [UK, participle, past], gotten onto [Australia, US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀􂀿Australia􂁀> onto}} get onto (third-person singular simple present gets onto, present participle getting onto, simple past got onto, past participle (UK) got onto or (US, Australia) gotten onto)
  1. To contact a person or organisation about a particular matter. Translations (contact a person or organisation): ottaa yhteys (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-get_onto-en-verb-iixX1-Ru Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "onto", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 13 4 5 9 7 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "onto": 44 12 9 5 6 9 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 14 11 8 10 9 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 20 9 6 7 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 12 7 4 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 11 16 4 5 11 6 Disambiguation of 'contact a person or organisation': 91 0 5 0 0 4 0
  2. To connect, especially to the Internet or a network. Synonyms (to connect to a network): log on Translations (connect to the Internet or a network): yhdistää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-get_onto-en-verb-DBBHL7M8 Disambiguation of 'to connect to a network': 2 85 2 2 4 4 2 Disambiguation of 'connect to the Internet or a network': 3 87 2 1 2 3 2
  3. (transitive) To scold someone; to pressure someone; to criticize someone. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to scold): reprimand, scold Translations (scold someone): läksyttää (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-get_onto-en-verb-Hq7tMKhk Disambiguation of 'to scold': 13 5 70 1 3 6 2 Disambiguation of 'scold someone': 8 3 82 1 2 4 1
  4. (ditransitive, informal) To introduce someone to something. Tags: ditransitive, informal Translations (introduce someone to something): saada aloittamaan (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-get_onto-en-verb-1FCW5MbN Disambiguation of 'introduce someone to something': 1 1 1 94 2 1 1
  5. (informal) To take a look at someone or something. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-get_onto-en-verb-n3fIAh2I
  6. (informal, transitive, slang) To believe or suspect something; to understand or come to understand something; to realize something. Tags: informal, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-get_onto-en-verb-fIFBYbNM
  7. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, onto. Synonyms (to move onto an object): board Related terms: get into, get on Translations (move onto an object): mennä kyytiin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-get_onto-en-verb-sS8U5BjW Disambiguation of 'to move onto an object': 5 6 1 0 0 5 83 Disambiguation of 'move onto an object': 5 6 1 0 0 5 83

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To scold someone; to pressure someone; to criticize someone."
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        "(informal) To take a look at someone or something."
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